{"id":5526,"date":"2025-12-01T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/?p=5526"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:19:39","slug":"the-best-apache-spark-courses-and-online-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/the-best-apache-spark-courses-and-online-training\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Best Apache Spark Courses and Online Training for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Apache Spark Courses\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-406x203.jpg 406w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-540x270.jpg 540w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-162x81.jpg 162w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2022\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><div class=\"column two-third\">The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best Apache Spark courses and online training to consider taking.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6395 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/business-intelligence\/files\/2021\/04\/oie_51615430772YC9x.gif\" alt=\"SR Finds 106\" width=\"105\" height=\"110\" \/>Apache Spark is a unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing. It is noted for its high performance for both batch and streaming data by using a DAG scheduler, query optimizer, and a physical execution engine. Spark offers more than 80 high-level operators that can be used interactively from the Scala, Python, R, and SQL shells. The engine powers a stack of libraries including SQL and DataFrames, MLib for machine learning, GraphX, and Spark Streaming. Spark runs on Hadoop, Apache Mesos, Kubernetes, standalone, or in the cloud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this in mind, we&#8217;ve compiled this list of the best Apache Spark courses and online training to consider if you&#8217;re looking to grow your data analytics skills for work or play. This is not an exhaustive list, but one that features the best Apache Spark courses and online training from trusted online platforms. 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Apache Spark is designed to analyze huge datasets quickly. The\u00a0<code>sparklyr<\/code>\u00a0package lets you write\u00a0<code>dplyr<\/code>\u00a0R code that runs on a Spark cluster, giving you the best of both worlds. This course teaches you how to manipulate Spark DataFrames using both the\u00a0<code>dplyr<\/code>\u00a0interface and the native interface to Spark, as well as trying machine learning techniques. Throughout the course, you&#8217;ll explore the Million Song Dataset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; DataCamp paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/datacamp.pxf.io\/3PEmxy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Machine Learning with PySpark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datacamp.pxf.io\/vnVE3W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Spark SQL in Python<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datacamp.pxf.io\/4eEgDL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleaning Data with PySpark<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/datacamp.pxf.io\/6bEV9E\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/imp.i384100.net\/QOXeka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i384100.net\/QOXeka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coursera<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> In this course, you&#8217;ll see how the data parallel paradigm can be extended to the distributed case, using Spark throughout. It covers Spark&#8217;s programming model in detail, being careful to understand how and when it differs from familiar programming models, like shared-memory parallel collections or sequential Scala collections. Through hands-on examples in Spark and Scala, you&#8217;ll learn when important issues related to distribution like latency and network communication should be considered and how they can be addressed effectively for improved performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related paths\/tracks:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i384100.net\/9WZQK4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scalable Machine Learning on Big Data using Apache Spark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i384100.net\/rnyb5j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distributed Computing with Spark SQL<a href=\"http:\/\/A\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i384100.net\/QOXeka\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=42536&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edureka.co%2Fapache-spark-scala-certification-training%3FqId%3Ddd3fc486233245d4a2a4ef1176a0e897%26index_name%3Dprod_search_results_courses%26objId%3D889%26objPos%3D1&amp;LSNSUBSITE=LSNSUBSITE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark and Scala Certification Training<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=42536&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edureka.co%2Fapache-spark-scala-certification-training%3FqId%3Ddd3fc486233245d4a2a4ef1176a0e897%26index_name%3Dprod_search_results_courses%26objId%3D889%26objPos%3D1&amp;LSNSUBSITE=LSNSUBSITE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Edureka<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> Apache Spark and Scala Certification Training is designed to prepare you for the Cloudera Hadoop and Spark Developer Certification Exam (CCA175). You will gain in-depth knowledge on Apache Spark and the Spark Ecosystem, which includes Spark RDD, Spark SQL, Spark MLlib and Spark Streaming. You will get comprehensive knowledge on Scala Programming language, HDFS, Sqoop, Flume, Spark GraphX and messaging systems like Kafka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; Edureka paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=42536&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edureka.co%2Fpyspark-certification-training%3FqId%3Ddd3fc486233245d4a2a4ef1176a0e897%26index_name%3Dprod_search_results_courses%26objId%3D651%26objPos%3D2&amp;LSNSUBSITE=LSNSUBSITE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Python Spark Certification Training using PySpark<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&#038;mid=42536&#038;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edureka.co%2Fapache-spark-scala-certification-training%3FqId%3Ddd3fc486233245d4a2a4ef1176a0e897%26index_name%3Dprod_search_results_courses%26objId%3D889%26objPos%3D1&#038;LSNSUBSITE=LSNSUBSITE\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=39197&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fcourse%2Fapache-spark-with-scala-hands-on-with-big-data%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark with Scala &#8211; Hands On with Big Data<\/a>!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=39197&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fcourse%2Fapache-spark-with-scala-hands-on-with-big-data%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Udemy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> This course is very hands-on; you&#8217;ll spend most of your time following along with the instructor as we write, analyze, and run real code together \u2013 both on your own system, and in the cloud using Amazon&#8217;s Elastic MapReduce service.\u00a07.5 hours of video\u00a0content is included, with\u00a0over 20\u00a0real examples\u00a0of increasing complexity you can build, run and study yourself. Move through them at your own pace, on your own schedule. The course wraps up with an overview of other Spark-based technologies, including Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and GraphX.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; Udemy paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=39197&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fcourse%2Ftaming-big-data-with-apache-spark-hands-on%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taming Big Data with Apache Spark and Python &#8211; Hands On!<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&amp;mid=39197&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fcourse%2Ftaming-big-data-with-spark-streaming-hands-on%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Big Data with Spark Streaming &amp; Scala &#8211; Hands On!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=6m9Z7SVq*Tw&#038;mid=39197&#038;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udemy.com%2Fcourse%2Fapache-spark-with-scala-hands-on-with-big-data%2F\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/shrsl.com\/2g6kw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark, Scala and Storm Training<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/shrsl.com\/2g6kw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Intellipaat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> This is a combo course in Spark, Storm and Scala that is designed keeping in mind the industry requirements for high-speed processing of data. Taking this training will fully equip you with the skill sets to take on the challenges in the big data Hadoop ecosystem in the real world regardless of industry vertical. This training course includes learning the Apache Spark processing engine, along with programming in the general-purpose language Scala, and it provides in-depth knowledge of the Apache Storm computation system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; Intellipaat paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/shrsl.com\/2g8vg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark and Scala Certification Training<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/shrsl.com\/2g8vk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Data Hadoop, Spark, Storm and Scala Training<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shrsl.com\/2g6kw\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/big-data-and-analytics\/big-data-and-hadoop-training?referrer=search&amp;tag=apache%20spark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Data Hadoop Certification Training Course<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/big-data-and-analytics\/big-data-and-hadoop-training?referrer=search&amp;tag=apache%20spark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Simplilearn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> The Big Data Hadoop certification training is designed to give you an in-depth knowledge of the Big Data framework using Hadoop and Spark. In this hands-on Hadoop course, you will execute real-life, industry-based projects using Integrated Lab. Professionals entering into Big Data Hadoop certification training should have a basic understanding of Core Java and SQL. If you wish to brush up on your Core Java skills, Simplilearn offers a complimentary self-paced course Java essentials for Hadoop when you enroll for this course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; Simplilearn paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/big-data-and-analytics\/apache-spark-scala-certification-training?referrer=search&amp;tag=apache%20spark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Scala and Spark Certification Training<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplilearn.com\/big-data-and-analytics\/big-data-and-hadoop-training?referrer=search&#038;tag=apache%20spark\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/skillshare.eqcm.net\/K1rDn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark 3 with Scala: Hands On with Big Data!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillshare.eqcm.net\/K1rDn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Skillshare<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> This course is very hands-on; you&#8217;ll spend most of your time following along with the instructor as we write, analyze, and run real code together \u2013 both on your own system, and in the cloud using Amazon&#8217;s Elastic MapReduce service.\u00a07.5 hours of video\u00a0content is included, with\u00a0over 20\u00a0real examples\u00a0of increasing complexity you can build, run and study yourself. Move through them at your own pace, on your own schedule. The course wraps up with an overview of other Spark-based technologies, including Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and GraphX.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/skillshare.eqcm.net\/K1rDn\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/training\/courses\/apache-spark-sql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark SQL<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/training\/courses\/apache-spark-sql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Experfy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> In this course you&#8217;ll learn the physical components of a Spark cluster, and the Spark computing framework. You\u2019ll build your own local standalone cluster. You\u2019ll write Spark code. You\u2019ll learn how to run Spark jobs in a variety of ways. You\u2019ll create Spark tables and query them using SQL. You will learn a process for creating successful Spark applications. Students should have familiarity with Python and be comfortable using the Unix command line.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/training\/courses\/apache-spark-sql\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/pluralsight.pxf.io\/o1x7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark Fundamentals<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pluralsight.pxf.io\/o1x7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pluralsight<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> In this course, you&#8217;ll learn Spark from the ground up, starting with its history before creating a Wikipedia analysis application as one of the means for learning a wide scope of its core API. That core knowledge will make it easier to look into Spark&#8217;s other libraries, such as the streaming and SQL APIs. Finally, you&#8217;ll learn how to avoid a few commonly encountered rough edges of Spark. You will leave this course with a tool belt capable of creating your own performance-maximized Spark application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; Pluralsight paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pluralsight.pxf.io\/BrN61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beginning Data Exploration and Analysis with Apache Spark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pluralsight.pxf.io\/0WgeM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Structured Streaming in Apache Spark 2<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pluralsight.pxf.io\/o1x7b\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin-learning.pxf.io\/0JJ0kE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache Spark Essential Training<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin-learning.pxf.io\/0JJ0kE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LinkedIn Learning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> In this course, get up to speed with Spark, and discover how to leverage this popular processing engine to deliver effective and comprehensive insights into your data. Instructor Ben Sullins provides an overview of the platform, going into the different components that make up Apache Spark. He shows how to analyze data in Spark using PySpark and Spark SQL, explores running machine learning algorithms using MLib, demonstrates how to create a streaming analytics application using Spark Streaming, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More &#8220;Top-Rated&#8221; LinkedIn Learning paths:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin-learning.pxf.io\/Jrr55v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Data Analytics with Hadoop and Apache Spark<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin-learning.pxf.io\/ORR6Br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apache PySpark by Example<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin-learning.pxf.io\/0JJ0kE\" class=\"ss-button orange\" target=\"_blank\">GO TO TRAINING<\/a>\n<div class=\"hr hr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>TITLE: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/edx.sjv.io\/k0zGBv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Apache Spark<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Platform:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/edx.sjv.io\/k0zGBv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">edX<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Description:<\/strong> This course covers advanced undergraduate-level material. It requires a programming background and experience with Python (or the ability to learn it quickly). All exercises will use PySpark (the Python API for Spark), but previous experience with Spark or distributed computing is NOT required. 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